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03. May. 2020 - Farewell to D-HRAV after twenty years of being registered in Germany

D-HRAV - Robinson R44 Raven (c/n 0741) cancelled to Austria as OE-XMY 2020.Photo Credit: Gerhard Ruehl / Bruno Siegfried / Daniel Bujack / Ronny WenskeFor around twenty years the Raven D-HRAV had been registered in Germany with an eventful history, now the machine was cancelled and carries an Austrian registration.

03. May. 2020 - A new H145 for Italian company Elifriulia

D-HCBZ(12) - Airbus BK117D-2 (c/n 20279) cancelled to Italy as I-GOOO 04/2020.Photo Credit: Sven Seifert / Alexander LutzElifriulia from Trieste/Ronchi dei Legionari Airport, Italy, has taken over a factory new H145 from Airbus in April 2020.

03. May. 2020 - Cancelled as being exported to the Czech Republic

D-HWWG(2) - Robinson R44 Raven II (c/n 12148) cancelled to Czech Republic as OK-HWG 27/04/2020.Photo Credit: Joachim Lippl / Joachim Lippl / Johannes HerrmannAfter a little over ten years of being registered in Germany, the all blue-painted Raven II D-HWWG(2) was cancelled to the Czech Republic in April 2020.

03. May. 2020 - A luxurious helicopter on luxury superyacht BOLD

D-HBLD - Agusta A109S Grand (c/n 22155) of a private owner/operator, 18/07/2019.Photo Credit: Ron RaffetySpecial thanks go to Ron Raffety, who photographed the Agusta A109 D-HBLD at the Miami Yacht Show in Florida in February 2020.The helicopter is based on the luxury yacht BOLD. Many thanks for sharing the exciting photos with the Helionline community.

01. May. 2020 - An early chapter in German helicopter history

D-HTYG - Campbell-Bensen 8MG Gyrocopter (c/n CA/304) of Campbell-Bensen, 1968.Photo Credit: Peter J. BishA big thank you to Peter Bish, who enriched the Helionline database and registry with great information and sent us a unique photo of the Campbell-Bensen Gyrocopter from 1968.

28. Apr. 2020 - Delivery to the United States of America

D-HCBO(9) - Airbus EC135P3H (c/n 2120) cancelled to USA as N305MF 22/04/2020.Photo Credit: Alexander LutzNewly manufactured H135 c/n 2120 has been delivered to the United States and was registered to Airbus Helicopters Inc. on 22nd April 2020.

D-HDSY(2) - Airbus BK117D-2 (c/n 20306) of DRF - Luftrettung, 04/2020.Photo Credit: Daniel Fiebig - TEAM Harry SpotterGerman Air Rescue operator DRF - Luftrettung has taken delivery of another factory new H145, seen here for the first time and operating with newly established call-sign Christoph 111.

D-HADA(27) - Airbus BK117D-2m (c/n 20326) of Airbus, 2020.Photo Credit: Alexander LutzAnother H145M for the German Army was noted at the Airbus factory performing a pre-delivery test flight.

12. Apr. 2020 - The Philippine Coast Guard receives a second H145

D-HADD(19) - Airbus BK117D-2 (c/n 20292) cancelled to The Philippines as CGH-1452 Date?Photo Credit: Alexander LutzThe Philippine Coast Guard, who became the first H145 parapublic operator in the Philippines, increases its fleet with a second unit.